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Chiquita Brands
COMPANY
Corporate ancestry dates back to the 1871 introduction of bananas to the United States by importer Lorenzo Dow Baker and, in 1872, by railroad magnate Minor C. Keith. Baker's efforts were incorporated in 1885 as the Boston Fruit Company, and the competitors merged in 1899 as United Fruit Company. Absorbed Cuyamel Fruit Company in 1930. Renamed United Brands in 1970, and Chiquita Brands International in 1990. Owns Atlanta AG, Frupac, Mundimar, Solar Aquafarms.
CBI has apologized for human rights violations across Central America, and acknowledged lending Chiquita ships for use in U.S.-backed overthrow of Guatemalan government in 1954 and failed "Bay of Pigs" invasion of Cuba in 1961. More recently the company is alleged to have paid multi-million bribes to terrorists and supported death squads countries where its bananas are grown.
Official Website:
http://www.chiquita.com/
Industry:
Food
Ticker:
NYSE:CQB
Corporate headquarters:
Cincinnati, OH
Sales:
$3.9B (2005)
Employees:
25,000
EXECUTIVES
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Fernando Aguirre |
Business |
1958 |
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President and CEO, Chiquita Brands |
| Robert W. Fisher |
Business |
c. 1937 |
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President of Dole Food, 1986-90 |
| Cyrus F. Freidheim |
Business |
c. 1936 |
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CEO of Sun Times Media Group, 2006-09 |
| Joe Hagin |
Government |
6-Jan-1956 |
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White House Deputy Chief of Staff, 2001-08 |
| Carl H. Lindner |
Business |
22-Apr-1919 |
17-Oct-2011 |
Cincinnati billionaire |
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